Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"At the beginning (of our study), we need to establish a standard—God’s standard. The word here for perfection means exactly that—being perfect. You see, since God requires perfection, we have to understand that everything that follows... happens because none of us can be perfect."

"It breaks God’s heart to have to let consequences come to bear. Make no mistake—God would much rather bless abundantly each one of us but, if we persist in doing wrong, just as He chastised His own people then, He will discipline (NT word) those of us who persist in sin. Pride, we are told, is the root of the sin."

"How many times have you broken His heart? We belong to Him and we promised to bear fruit for Him. Yet so many of us—year after year—make excuses for our trees being barren. It’s time to stop making excuses for not doing what God wants, for not bearing fruit for His kingdom, and come to repentance today."

"Paul has been waiting for this opportunity since chapter 5! Do you remember that he wanted to tell his readers about Melchizedek way back then? But he couldn’t. He had to tell them that though they should have been ready to hear about this mysterious man, they weren’t yet ready. But now, after a severe warning followed by the encouragement of last week’s study, he is finally able to give them the great news…"